The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-26
NEW ENGLAND'S FLOOD.
MILL PROPERTY CONSIDERABLY
DAMAGED BY THE RISE.

All the Rivers in the Vicinity of Dover,
N. H, Higher Than Was Ever Known
Before in Summer-Many Bridges
Carried Away-Iron Works at Mad
ory Badly Damaged.
DOVER, n. H., July 25.-All the rivers in
this part of the State are higher now than was
ever known before in summer. The freshet
in Lamprey river at Newmarket this morn
ing carried away a large part of the old
dam of the Newmarket Cotton Mills, and
also the foundation of the No. picker mill.
The engines and derrick employed for some
time i'll constructing the new dam were
swept away.
dispatch from South Berwick says five
members of fire engine company there,
and a horse hauling hand tub, while en-
route to the fire Saturday night, were pros
trated by lightning, the men being insensi-
bic some time One of them had his feet
burned. The horse was knocked down
Cocheco river is rising rapidly, and the
depth of water rushing over the dam IS
forty-two inches, the highest ever known
here in summer.
PATH OF THE RUSHING WATERS.
BosToN, July PA special from Great
Darlington says that the greatest damage
by the storm was in the valleys of the
Green and Black Grocery rivers, the major
portion of the flood passing down the latter
river, causing greater destruction on the
New York side. Hillsdale was the first vic
tim of the overflow Bridge after bridge
was cast from its foundations with force
that crushed the staunch timbers and
left them dangling and plunging in the
eddleS until cast upon the shore.
IRON WORKS DESTROYED
The iron works of Madory at this point
was wrecked. The large foundry of the
concern on the West side of the Black
Grocery river, however, withstood the
shock and managed to hold together, yet its
foundations were badly damaged, as was
also large amount of valuable machinery
and stock. Half a dozen employees who
worked bravely to save part of
its contents had a marrow escape
with their lives, they being submerged
almost to their necks at one time. A big
bridge spanned the stream at this point in
front of the foundry, aad after vigorously
withstanding the force raging against it be-
gan to crumble at its eastern end, where the
water surged over and cut under the mas
siye stone work The abutment was COM
pletely wiped out and the sixty feet bridge,
which was worth some $4,000, also went
Twenty-three bridges at least have been de-
stroyed and the total loss is estimated at
$4,000.
ROADS WASHED OUT.
GREENFIELD, MASS, July 25-On the
Fitchburg railroad, between Miller's Falls
and Erving, six miles, are twenty five wash
outs and eleven landslides. Some of these
washouts are from 25 TO 80 feet deep and 40 to
80 yards long One heavily loaded passenger
train is caught between the washouts, and
the passengers will have to be transferred by
teams. Railroad men say its scarcely
possible that the road can be Travelled
short of two weeks, The country roads are
as badly cut up as the railroads and the
damage to bridges, mill property, dams,
farms, and stock can hardly be approxima-
ted in figures All of the before mentioned
slides and washouts are within a radius of
six miles of Milel's Falls